It took Alexander Sørloth 4.5 minutes to score against his old club Real Sociedad on Saturday. This was ten months after the Norwegian international striker hammered in the fastest hat-trick ever in La Liga (7 min, 8 min, 11 min, plus an extra in the 28th min) – also against the club he played 90 games for on loan from RB Leipzig. With less than four months to go before the World Cup finals, the 30-year-old continues to shock the Spaniards.
Since the new year, Sørloth now stands with 11 goals in the calendar year 2026. This statistic should be one of the best starts to a year for an Atlético striker in recent times, reports Spanish media.
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Atletico Madrid’s two biggest stars, Antoine Griezmann and Julian Alvarez, stand in 2026 with 2 and 3 goals respectively. In total, less than half of what Sørloth has given Atletico so far this calendar year.
After two goals against Espanyol in February,Marca compared Sorloth’s scoring pace to that of icon Luis Suarez, who scored his way through two seasons after being pushed out by Barcelona. Even the goal guarantor Suarez has been passed by the Norwegian striker: “Sørloth surpasses Luis Suarez’s goal statistics at Atetlico Madrid”, with 36 goals in fewer minutes than the Uruguayan striker legend.
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Marca describes Sørloth after the explosive start to 2026 as a player in “Haaland mode”, now Diego Simeone’s main attacking weapon . Mundo Deportivo points to comparisons with Harry Kane, the only one in the biggest leagues who can match Sørloth’s peak of form in 2026.
We add that Vinicius Jr., the Real Madrid star with a market price of 150 million euros (transfermarkt) stands so far in the season with 9 La Liga goals in 2038 minutes, while Sørloth stands with 10 La Liga goals in 1464 minutes. In the Champions League, Vinicius jr. has 3 goals in 811 minutes, Sørloth has delivered 5 goals in 492 minutes. We’re just mentioning it.
